By Patrick McGreevy, LA Times Local

Published August 31, 2011

Gov. Jerry Brown stepped in the middle of a dispute over the proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries, signing a law Wednesday that gives Los Angeles and other cities clear authority to restrict their location and operation.

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By Josie Feliz

Published August 24, 2011

~CASA Survey Reports Teens Who Regularly Use Social Networking Sites More Likely to Smoke, Drink, Use Drugs ~

New York, NY – August, 24 2011 – A national study released today by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University underscores the vital role of parents in preventing drug and alcohol abuse among their children and teens.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 18, 2011
Contact: Amy L. Roderick
Number: (858) 616-4166

DEA San Diego/El Cajon PD Arrest 60 in Nine Month Operation
Operation Shadowbox targets Mexican and Iraqi drug trafficking organizations

AUG 18 — SAN DIEGO – Acting Special Agent in Charge William R. Sherman, San Diego Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today the arrests of 60 defendants as part of a takedown targeting Mexican and Iraqi drug trafficking organizations called Operation Shadowbox. In January of 2011, El Cajon PD contacted DEA concerning an increase in narcotics trafficking and violent crime in certain neighborhoods of El Cajon. These crimes have been attributed primarily to Iraqi organized crime elements, and as this investigation has discovered, the Sinaloa Cartel, a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) which supplies them with drugs.

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Published August 2, 2011

Updated August 3, 2011

CHICO, Calif. — Chico City Council has repealed a controversial medical marijuana dispensary ordinance with a 4-3 vote tonight.

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